Are we finally beginning to rediscover our love for the native language?
Acquaint yourselves with the basics!
"not so long ago, Irish Christmas decorations were much simpler than they are now. The children gathered holly and ivy for adorning, windows, doorways, mantles and pictures, and the father would carve out a turnip in which would be placed a large red candle. This would go in the window to light the way for the Holy Family on Christmas Eve. Only in relatively recent times did an Irish family have a Nativity scene and a decorated tree in the house. As for Mistletoe, it's quite rare in ireland and is generally associated with ancient Celtic and Druidic fertility celebrations; this is most likely where the custom of kissing under the mistletoe comes from."
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/acalend/xmasgreetings.html
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Is there anybody on earth who can fill this position?
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Dollhouse appears on TVGuide.co.uk - TV Guide UK TV Listings
Dollhouse appears on TVGuide.co.uk - TV Guide UK TV Listings
What about that! Dollhouse on satellite. FreeSat does have some good shows after all!
For those among you who haven't heard of this show, it's the most recent production from Buffy creator Joss Whedon. I know, I know, that either sends chills running up your spine, or makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Good or Bad? You choose.
Anyway, I've loved Whedon's stuff since 'Firefly', so I was glad that this series is a cracker too. Unfortunately, it only made it to the end of Series 2 before being axed. I think it was a little too dark for the Fox people and the target market, but considering the popularity of stuff like Galactica, I'm not sure why it actually had that target market to begin with.
Anyway, I thought Eliza Dushku was fairly lame and 2-Dimensional in Tru Calling, but I think she's had some acting lessons since then. Also good to see Alan Dudek and Summer Glau from 'Firefly'/'Serenity' - not to forget Olivia Williams and Amy Acker, one of the other stand out actors on 'Angel'. It shows you the love these actors have for Whedon. Either that, or they can't get a job anywhere.
For plot devices, I'm sure there's a million other websites for that crack. I don't have the time at the mo'!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Edward Woodward R.I.P.
Sometimes nostalgia starts to get the better of you.
You start to wear the rose tinted glasses when you delve into your memory banks.
Many people think about TV shows in particular and coming from the 80's with evenings filled with Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Airwolf, et al, it pains me to say, that half these characters where just cartoons...
Now, I know they were kiddie friendly, going out before the watershed, but during summer holidays, we got to stay up a little later, and occasionaly, there was a good show in between the political shows and lame British TV.
One of the characters that was really cool to me was 'The Equaliser' and the main character reminded me of a one-man A-Team, even if it was low on the cartoon action and high on drama and more adult themes. So, a nod of appreciation to Edward Woodward who died last week.
I'm sure there are many finer obituaries out there, recognising him for his many other roles on stage and screen such as 'Callen', 'The Wickerman' and 'Common as Muck', but I really wanted to write this so I could mark it here on my little internet space, and to give credit to Edgar Wright who worked with Edward Woodward on Hot Fuzz and who wrote a piece 10 times better than me>>>
>>>Here is a link to Edgar Wrights' blog
You start to wear the rose tinted glasses when you delve into your memory banks.
Many people think about TV shows in particular and coming from the 80's with evenings filled with Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Airwolf, et al, it pains me to say, that half these characters where just cartoons...
Now, I know they were kiddie friendly, going out before the watershed, but during summer holidays, we got to stay up a little later, and occasionaly, there was a good show in between the political shows and lame British TV.
One of the characters that was really cool to me was 'The Equaliser' and the main character reminded me of a one-man A-Team, even if it was low on the cartoon action and high on drama and more adult themes. So, a nod of appreciation to Edward Woodward who died last week.
I'm sure there are many finer obituaries out there, recognising him for his many other roles on stage and screen such as 'Callen', 'The Wickerman' and 'Common as Muck', but I really wanted to write this so I could mark it here on my little internet space, and to give credit to Edgar Wright who worked with Edward Woodward on Hot Fuzz and who wrote a piece 10 times better than me>>>
>>>Here is a link to Edgar Wrights' blog
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Open Fire
Clearing out the shed today. The previous occupants left a broken up pallet. As you do.
So now we have firewood for the evening!
So now we have firewood for the evening!
CD Compilation
Last year at college (for now)
I'm now looking into creating an indie record label for the purposes of my final year project.
So far, I've proposed asking a bunch of punk/hardcore/metal bands to give me permission to use a track each for the CD. I want to know is there still a future for conventional CD releases. I'm pretty sure the current Record Industry model is dead, but the corpse doesn't know it yet.
Hopefully, bands in future can make a decent living out of touring and playing without signing away all those merchandising rights to record companies, and the physical release of an album can be used as a marketing tool and sold at gigs- which can be completely self financed for little cost.
Music albums were/are always overpriced anyway. At least if bands are in charge of their own releases, they can determine how many they need to publish, how much they spend on it etc., without the added pressure of having to sell platinum hanging over their heads. Cut out the middle men.
The list of bands and people destroyed by record company promises and lies is far longer than the successes, but yet people still believe that the million dollar advance is the Holy Grail.
If you do, you kinda deserve what you get.
I'm now looking into creating an indie record label for the purposes of my final year project.
So far, I've proposed asking a bunch of punk/hardcore/metal bands to give me permission to use a track each for the CD. I want to know is there still a future for conventional CD releases. I'm pretty sure the current Record Industry model is dead, but the corpse doesn't know it yet.
Hopefully, bands in future can make a decent living out of touring and playing without signing away all those merchandising rights to record companies, and the physical release of an album can be used as a marketing tool and sold at gigs- which can be completely self financed for little cost.
Music albums were/are always overpriced anyway. At least if bands are in charge of their own releases, they can determine how many they need to publish, how much they spend on it etc., without the added pressure of having to sell platinum hanging over their heads. Cut out the middle men.
The list of bands and people destroyed by record company promises and lies is far longer than the successes, but yet people still believe that the million dollar advance is the Holy Grail.
If you do, you kinda deserve what you get.
CSound Headaches
How on earth do you learn the basics without completely losing your mind?
That said, I'm not sure if the computer is actually up for the task...ew've been spoiled by shiny front ends. Which makes me think - for all the bitching and moaning we do about Windows, with be pretty screwed if we had to use DOS for basic tasks.
Ah, but persevere I must!!!
That said, I'm not sure if the computer is actually up for the task...ew've been spoiled by shiny front ends. Which makes me think - for all the bitching and moaning we do about Windows, with be pretty screwed if we had to use DOS for basic tasks.
Ah, but persevere I must!!!
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